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Topic: Top 10 albums of 2009
Posted: December 28 2009 at 19:58

1. Pearl Jam - Backspacer
2. Manic Street Preachers - Journal For Plague Lovers
3. Stereophonics - Keep Calm And Carry On
4. U2 - No Line On The Horizon
5. Julian Casablancas - Phrazes For The Young
6. Arctic Monkeys - Humbug
7. Doves - Kingdom Of Rust
8. Cheap Trick - The Latest
9. Muse - The Resistance
10. The Decemberists - The Hazards Of Love

Honorable mention:
The Mars Volta - Octahedron
Wolfmother - Cosmic Egg
The Flaming Lips - Embryonic

Not a very proggy list, I know...

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Posted: December 28 2009 at 16:22

At the moment my overall top 10. (prog and not)

Overall:
1. Isis - Wavering Radiant
2. Led Bib - Sensible Shoes
3. Andy Sheppard - Movements in Colour
4. Magma - Emehntehtt-Re
5. Buckethead - A Real Diamond in the Rough
6. Wadada Leo Smith - Spiritual Dimesions
7. Bat For Lashes - Two Suns
8. Acoustic Ladyland - Living With a Tiger
9. Portico Quartet - Isla
10. dredg - The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion

Prog only:
1. Isis - Wavering Radiant
2. Led Bib - Sensible Shoes
3. Magma - Ehmehntehtt-Re
4. dredg - The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion
5. The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love
6. Cheer-Accident - Fear Draws Misfortune
7. MiRthkon - Vehicle
8. Between the Buried and Me - The Great Misdirect
9. Umphrey's McGee - Mantis
10. Beardfish - Destined Solitaire

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Posted: December 28 2009 at 16:12

Duplicate threads like this one are starting to bloom, here's the original thread (I think). I posted there my list just this afternoon.

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Posted: December 28 2009 at 16:09

Suffocation - Blood oath

Gossip - music for men

Nebelhexe - dead waters

Sybreed - the pulse of awakening

Anouar Brahem - the astounding eyes of Rita

Bohuslav Martinu - piano concertos n° 2 and 4 (Vladimir Ashkenazy)

Steve Morse Band - out standing in their field

The horrors - primary colours

Heaven & hell - the devil you know

POS - never better

hehe not a single prog album !

Edited by lucas - December 28 2009 at 16:12

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Posted: December 28 2009 at 15:03

Edited by Mr ProgFreak - December 28 2009 at 15:04

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Posted: December 28 2009 at 15:03

I still have to listen to the Flaming Lips album, and a few others, but I like my list.

1. The Dear Hunter - Act III: Life and Death

2. maudlin of the Well - Part the Second

3. Mastodon - Crack the Skye

4. Katy Perry - MTV Unplugged

5. Between the Buried and Me - The Great Misdirect

6. Magma - Emehntehtt-Re

7. Kiss Kiss - The Meek Shall Inherit What's Left

8. Isaiah - Ils consomment, prient et tuent mais ne pensent pas

9 iwresteledabearonce - It's all Happening

10. Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's you

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Posted: December 28 2009 at 14:51

My personal top 10 looks something like this:

Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion

Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca

Isis - Wavering Radiant

Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest

Pure Reason Revolution - Amor Vincit Omnia

Between the Buried and Me - The Great Misdirect

The Dear Hunter - Act III

Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

Mastodon - Crack the Sky

The Flaming Lips - Embryonic

Honorable Mentions (no order):

dredg - The Pariah, the Parrot, the Delusion

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz

Bat for Lashes - Two Suns

The Antlers - Hospice

Dan Deacon - Bromst

St. Vincent - Actor

Tortoise - Beacons of Ancestoship

The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love

Passion Pit - Manners

SUnset Rubdown - Dragonslayer

GIrls - Album

maudlin of the Well - Part the Second

Progpagandhi - Supporting Caste

Mono - Hymn to the Immortal Wind

Propagandhi - Supporting Caste

Animal Collective - Fall Be Kind

Andrew Bird - Noble Beast

Fever Ray - s/t

Edited by Moatilliatta - December 28 2009 at 14:51

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Posted: December 28 2009 at 14:45

I'm going to have to update my list later, as I have a few albums from 2009 still in the mail on their way to me (Magma, Big Big Train, The Tangent, etc...)

So far, though, it looks like:

1. Beardfish - Destined Solitaire

2. Maudlin of the Well - Part the Second

3. Gazpacho: Tick Tock

4. Phideaux: Number Seven

5. The Dear Hunter - Act III: Life And Death

6. The Decemberists: The Hazards of Love

7. Nemo: Barbares

8. Mono: Hymn To the Immortal Wind

9. 5Bridges: The Thomas Tracks

10. The Mars Volta: Octahedron

The rest I've heard so far...

11. IQ; Frequency

12. Muse: Resistance

13. Transatlantic - The Whirlwind

14. Porcupine Tree: The Incident

15. Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Night Castle

16. Devin Townsend Project: Ki

17. Guy Manning: Number Ten

18. Peter Hamill: Thin Air

19. Riverside: Anno Domini High Definition

20. Ozric Tentacles: The Yumyum Tree

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Posted: December 28 2009 at 14:26

Daniel’s Top Ten Albums Of 2009

1. Dream Theater*****black clouds and silver linings

2. Between the buried and me*****the great misdirect

3. Transatlantic*****The whirlwind

4. Muse*****The resistance

5. Dave matthews band*****Big whiskey and the groogrux king

6. U2*****No line on the horizon

7. Devin townsend*****Ki

8. Floodline*****Beneath the waves

9. Alice in chains*****Black gives way to blue

10. Thornley*****Tiny pictures

There was a great amount of great music from great bands and artists this year. It was hard to narrow it down to 10, but personally these are some of the best I think that came out of 2009. Here are a few B-dass albums of 2009 that didn’t make it in my top ten.

Three---Revisions

Porcupine tree----The incident

Anneke van Giersbergen---pure air

Beardfish---Destined solitaire

Cynic---traced in air

Depeche mode---Sounds of the universe

Devin townsend project---addicted

An endless sporadic---

Les claypool---Of Fungi and Foe

Pain of salvation---linoleum

Riverside---Anno Domini High Definition

Scar symmetry---dark matter dimensions

The Tangent---Down and out in paris and London

Tori amos---Midwinter graces

I love prog!!!!!

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SgtPepper67 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 17 2007 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 530	Topic: Top 10 albums of 2009 Posted: December 28 2009 at 19:58
	1. Pearl Jam - Backspacer 2. Manic Street Preachers - Journal For Plague Lovers 3. Stereophonics - Keep Calm And Carry On 4. U2 - No Line On The Horizon 5. Julian Casablancas - Phrazes For The Young 6. Arctic Monkeys - Humbug 7. Doves - Kingdom Of Rust 8. Cheap Trick - The Latest 9. Muse - The Resistance 10. The Decemberists - The Hazards Of Love Honorable mention: The Mars Volta - Octahedron Wolfmother - Cosmic Egg The Flaming Lips - Embryonic Not a very proggy list, I know...
	In the end the love you take is equal to the love you made...

Evolutionary Sleeper Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: December 30 2008 Location: Berkeley, CA Status: Offline Points: 7037	Posted: December 28 2009 at 16:22
	At the moment my overall top 10. (prog and not) Overall: 1. Isis - Wavering Radiant 2. Led Bib - Sensible Shoes 3. Andy Sheppard - Movements in Colour 4. Magma - Emehntehtt-Re 5. Buckethead - A Real Diamond in the Rough 6. Wadada Leo Smith - Spiritual Dimesions 7. Bat For Lashes - Two Suns 8. Acoustic Ladyland - Living With a Tiger 9. Portico Quartet - Isla 10. dredg - The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion Prog only: 1. Isis - Wavering Radiant 2. Led Bib - Sensible Shoes 3. Magma - Ehmehntehtt-Re 4. dredg - The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion 5. The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love 6. Cheer-Accident - Fear Draws Misfortune 7. MiRthkon - Vehicle 8. Between the Buried and Me - The Great Misdirect 9. Umphrey's McGee - Mantis 10. Beardfish - Destined Solitaire


Ricochet Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 27 2005 Location: Nauru Status: Offline Points: 46301	Posted: December 28 2009 at 16:12
	Duplicate threads like this one are starting to bloom, here's the original thread (I think). I posted there my list just this afternoon.


lucas Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 06 2004 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 8138	Posted: December 28 2009 at 16:09
	Suffocation - Blood oath Gossip - music for men Nebelhexe - dead waters Sybreed - the pulse of awakening Anouar Brahem - the astounding eyes of Rita Bohuslav Martinu - piano concertos n° 2 and 4 (Vladimir Ashkenazy) Steve Morse Band - out standing in their field The horrors - primary colours Heaven & hell - the devil you know POS - never better hehe not a single prog album ! Edited by lucas - December 28 2009 at 16:12
	"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)

Mr ProgFreak Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 08 2008 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 5195	Posted: December 28 2009 at 15:03
	Edited by Mr ProgFreak - December 28 2009 at 15:04

Equality 7-2521 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 11 2005 Location: Philly Status: Offline Points: 15784	Posted: December 28 2009 at 15:03
	I still have to listen to the Flaming Lips album, and a few others, but I like my list. 1. The Dear Hunter - Act III: Life and Death 2. maudlin of the Well - Part the Second 3. Mastodon - Crack the Skye 4. Katy Perry - MTV Unplugged 5. Between the Buried and Me - The Great Misdirect 6. Magma - Emehntehtt-Re 7. Kiss Kiss - The Meek Shall Inherit What's Left 8. Isaiah - Ils consomment, prient et tuent mais ne pensent pas 9 iwresteledabearonce - It's all Happening 10. Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's you
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Moatilliatta Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: December 01 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3083	Posted: December 28 2009 at 14:51
	My personal top 10 looks something like this: Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca Isis - Wavering Radiant Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest Pure Reason Revolution - Amor Vincit Omnia Between the Buried and Me - The Great Misdirect The Dear Hunter - Act III Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Mastodon - Crack the Sky The Flaming Lips - Embryonic Honorable Mentions (no order): dredg - The Pariah, the Parrot, the Delusion Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz Bat for Lashes - Two Suns The Antlers - Hospice Dan Deacon - Bromst St. Vincent - Actor Tortoise - Beacons of Ancestoship The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love Passion Pit - Manners SUnset Rubdown - Dragonslayer GIrls - Album maudlin of the Well - Part the Second Progpagandhi - Supporting Caste Mono - Hymn to the Immortal Wind Propagandhi - Supporting Caste Animal Collective - Fall Be Kind Andrew Bird - Noble Beast Fever Ray - s/t Edited by Moatilliatta - December 28 2009 at 14:51
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TheGazzardian Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: August 11 2009 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 8670	Posted: December 28 2009 at 14:45
	I'm going to have to update my list later, as I have a few albums from 2009 still in the mail on their way to me (Magma, Big Big Train, The Tangent, etc...) So far, though, it looks like: 1. Beardfish - Destined Solitaire 2. Maudlin of the Well - Part the Second 3. Gazpacho: Tick Tock 4. Phideaux: Number Seven 5. The Dear Hunter - Act III: Life And Death 6. The Decemberists: The Hazards of Love 7. Nemo: Barbares 8. Mono: Hymn To the Immortal Wind 9. 5Bridges: The Thomas Tracks 10. The Mars Volta: Octahedron The rest I've heard so far... 11. IQ; Frequency 12. Muse: Resistance 13. Transatlantic - The Whirlwind 14. Porcupine Tree: The Incident 15. Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Night Castle 16. Devin Townsend Project: Ki 17. Guy Manning: Number Ten 18. Peter Hamill: Thin Air 19. Riverside: Anno Domini High Definition 20. Ozric Tentacles: The Yumyum Tree

danjam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: August 11 2009 Location: spokane Status: Offline Points: 13	Posted: December 28 2009 at 14:26
	Daniel’s Top Ten Albums Of 2009 　 1. Dream Theater***black clouds and silver linings 2. Between the buried and me*the great misdirect 3. Transatlantic***The whirlwind 4. Muse***The resistance 5. Dave matthews band*Big whiskey and the groogrux king 6. U2*No line on the horizon 7. Devin townsend*Ki 8. Floodline*Beneath the waves 9. Alice in chains*Black gives way to blue 10. Thornley***Tiny pictures 　 There was a great amount of great music from great bands and artists this year. It was hard to narrow it down to 10, but personally these are some of the best I think that came out of 2009. Here are a few B-dass albums of 2009 that didn’t make it in my top ten. Three---Revisions Porcupine tree----The incident Anneke van Giersbergen---pure air Beardfish---Destined solitaire Cynic---traced in air Depeche mode---Sounds of the universe Devin townsend project---addicted An endless sporadic--- Les claypool---Of Fungi and Foe Pain of salvation---linoleum Riverside---Anno Domini High Definition Scar symmetry---dark matter dimensions The Tangent---Down and out in paris and London Tori amos---Midwinter graces
	I love prog!!!!!